Delay in Shipping of Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone 6

As shoppers gave their online orders yesterday for the iPhone 6 Plus, they were surprised to find out that delivery will take up to 3 to 4 weeks. Whereas some iPhone 6 models, which have a smaller display as compared to iPhone 6 Plus, will be delivered in 7 to 10 business days. Some sets will be available for purchase and quick delievry by September 19, when the range is supposed to hit the stores.

According to Tim Cook, the Chief Executive Officer of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), the new iPhone with rounded egdes and higher resolution displays was available for pre-order since 3am NY time. He is hoping iPhone will also promote sales of the new innovations in their product line as well: the Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) watch and the Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) pay services.

Trends from last year have shown that every time there is a change in the outlook of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), there is an uptake.

To date iPhones have always had a 4 inch screen but with the iPhone 6, the screen size has gone to 4.7 and with iPhone 6 Plus, its 5.5 inch. For a two year contract iPhone 6 costs $199 to $399 and 6 Plus is $299 to $499 – depending on the GB one chooses. Both the new iPhones are available in silver, gold and gray colors.

Cook sees this launch as the biggest advancement of the Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone and believes many users will switch from the competitor’s smart-phones. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares have risen to $101.66 in New York yesterday – they have gone up by 27%.

Every year, around the time of the launch, carriers start offering deals in order to lure iPhone users to contribute in increasing their market share. Verizon started a campaign on “Trade In & Trade Up” smart-phone sales, with offers of 100 to 300 dollars for used devices. AT&T is allowing old iPhone users to swap theirs for the new iPhone 6 with $300 credit. Sprint is giving an iPhone for Life Plan, which allows users to hire the phone for $70 per month and upgrade to newer version every two years. T-Mobile US Inc. is offering best trade with additional $50.

But the products are still in the online preorder phase. AT&T claims to have them in stores by the 19th of this month. T-Mobile plans on setting iPhone 6 Plus on sale after the device goes out on sale next week. On the other hand, the Sprint spokeswoman promised to have the iPhone 6 in stores, starting Sept 19th.

The iPhone to date has been Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) most precious product that generated half of Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) $171 billion revenue in the previous year. Due to decrease in the sales of iPad, the company aims at keeping the iPhone as its hot and most wanted commodity, in order to maintain growth.

The Company plans to have its devices in 150 countries by the end of the year. But for now the handsets will be made available in the markets of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, HongKong, Japan, Puerto Rico, Singapore and the UK, for pre-ordering and shipping by the 19th of September this year.